Equipment Upgrade

[Big_Easy_Bassin]

I’ve been building and repairing my own equipment for a little over a year and with all this time on my hands waiting to return to work I’ve picked up a a little extra cash doing repairs and upgrades for friends and family. A friend of a friend recently contacted me about building him a rod so it looks like I’ve picked up my first client. I started out with minimal equipment... the $80 MudHole kit with the cardboard hand wrapper, CRB rod dryer, basic tools, and one extra stand. It’s definitely done the job for me while I was learning, but it’s time to get some better equipment. I’ve upgraded a lot of my tools, but I’m wanting to get a new hand wrapper setup and a new dryer and stands. Something that I can use with a power wrapper if I decide to get one down the line. What are your recommendations? Thanks in advance for any advice.  
 

UPDATE.... Looking at the Batson line of equipment. Anyone have experience with their hand wrapper? And is the dryer any good? 

[spoonplugger1]

Depends on your needs, and how often you'll use it. Look in the catalogs, sites and you'll notice the aluminum based, roller stand hand wrappers  made by Batson, Pac Bay, and American Tackle all look the same, they are. Parts from one, fit all. Want to bet the driers aren't the same?

Say you want a 5 spoon thread carriage, only one I know of is made by Pac Bay, It will fit the base of all the wrappers, including the Alps and my ancient Custom Power Wrapper, and the new CPW also.

I built rods for 15 years on an oak V block hand wrapper that took up 3 ft. of space when not in use. All the other stands are just V blocks on a block of wood that can placed anywhere I need them.